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by Danny Gillan – An excellent read. Gillan is a genius at capturing the psyches (with all their background chatter inner dialogue) of his main characters. They come to life for us, revealing how, despite their individual characters and characteristics, they’re not all that different from all of us. This novel pulled my heartstrings and made me laugh and left me feeling hopeful, but not in a pollyanna or shmaltzy way. Highly recommended. (finished 3/22/14)